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A6 COMMUNITY Blue Mountain Eagle The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call the Eagle, 541-575-0710, or email editor@bmeagle. com. For meetings this week, see our list in the classifieds. Wednesday, October 9, 2019 WHAT’S Wednesday, Oct. 9 HAPPENING NEPA workshop • 4-8 p.m., Harney County Community Center, Burns This workshop is free and open to anyone interested in learning more about the National Environmental Policy Act, specifically writing substantive comments and the Bureau of Land Management comment responses process. For more information, contact Aaron Haselby at ahaselby@blm.gov or 503-313-7570. Saturday, Oct. 19 Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation dinner and auction • 5:30 p.m., Grant County Fairgrounds The Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation will hold its annual dinner and auction with the theme “Campfires & Cocktails.” Social hour and auction item viewing will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner and silent auction bidding at 6:30 p.m. The event features a steak dinner, door prizes, silent and live auctions, games and a costume contest. Tick- ets are $30 each or two for $50. To RSVP or for more infor- mation, call Jena Knowles at 541-575-1311, ext. 2213, or email jknowles@bluemountainhospital.org. Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 9-11 Beginner photography class • 4:30-6:30 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall Students must bring their own camera, lenses and user manuals. All skill levels and ages are welcome, and the cost is $95 for all three sessions. For more information, visit paintedskycenter.com or email paintedskycenter@gmail. com. Tuesday, Oct 22 Thursday, Oct. 10 Free business class • 3:30-5 p.m., Grant County ESD meeting room A free class, “Cash Flow Management and Five C’s of Credit,” will be offered by Eastern Oregon University Small Business Development Center with director Greg Smith instructing. Preregistration is required as space is limited. There must be a minimum of five attendees for the class to be held. For more information and to register, call 541-962- 1532 or email eousbdc@gmail.com. Author presentation • 5:30-7:30 p.m., Painted Sky Center for the Arts Karen Spears Zacharias will lead a presentation on her Appalachian series. This event is free, and all are welcome to attend. For more information, visit paintedskycenter.com or email paintedskycenter@gmail.com. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 11-12 Seneca fire station fundraiser • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Seneca City Hall The city of Seneca is holding a community-donated yard sale to raise funds for the new fire station in coordination with National Fire Prevention Week. Tuesday, Oct. 15 Halloween chalk project • 6-8 p.m., Painted Sky Center for the Arts The event allows participants to make a Hallow- Cancer benefit dinner • 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., John Day Golf Club The dinner will support gastrointestinal stromal tumor cancer research. There will be two dinner times at 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Dinner includes chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, salad and dessert. The cost is $15 per person. For more information, call Linda McClellan at 541-620-2352 or call 541-575-0170. Eagle file photo Steve and Cherry Hill won the award for best costumed couple at the Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation dinner and auction in 2018 at the Elks Lodge in John Day. een-themed project made with reusable silk screen transfer and chalk paste on a chalkboard surface with a frame. Sup- plies will be provided, ages 8 and up. The cost is $20 per person. For more information, visit paintedskycenter.com or email paintedskycenter@gmail.com. Thursday, Oct. 17 New employee meet and greet 5:30-7 p.m., Grant County Extension office This event will feature a pie social to welcome a new employee, Jacob Putney, Grant and Baker County Extension forester. For more information, call 541-575-1911 or email carol.waggoner@oregonstate.edu. Friday, Oct .18 OTEC member appreciation day • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., local OTEC office October is National Cooperative Month, and Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative members can stop by any local OTEC office in Baker, Grant, Harney and Union counties to meet OTEC employees, enjoy free refreshments and enter to win prizes. For more information, contact Joe Hathaway at 541-524-2858 or jhathaway@otecc.com. Understanding Alzheimer’s and dementia • 2-3 p.m., John Day Department of Human Services The free class teaches about the impact of Alzheimer’s, the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia, stages and risk factors, current research and treatments available for some symptoms and Alzheimer’s Association resources. To learn more or to register, call 800-272-3900. Tuesday, Oct. 29 Ranch and farm transition planning • 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Canyon City Community Hall A presentation will highlight the need for transition plan- ning, featuring five speakers: Diana Tourney, Small Busi- ness Development Center; Drew Martin, Intermountain Law; Genevieve Perdue, Blue Mountain Land Trust; Roger Ediger, rancher; and Nellie McAdams, Oregon Agricultural Trust. For more information and to RSVP, contact Gene- vieve Perdue at genevieve@bmlt.org or 541-620-5754. Friday, Nov. 15 Cancer benefit dinner • 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., John Day Golf Club The dinner will support gastrointestinal stromal tumor cancer research. There will be two dinner times at 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Dinner includes beef and chicken enchiladas, beans, rice, chips and salsa and flan for dessert. The cost is $15 per person. For more information, call Linda McClellan at 541-620-2352 or call 541-575-0170. Rally for the Cure draws 35 ladies for golf scramble Blue Mountain Eagle The annual Rally for the Cure Golf Scramble and Auction drew 35 ladies, and, as usual, the golf teams made it fun by dressing in costumes. One team dressed with a Hawaiian luau theme, and another group wore Wizard of Oz costumes. Rally organizer Kim- berly Ward deemed the rally a success. The auction and tour- nament raised $3,800 to benefit the Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation. The proceeds are not lim- ited to helping just breast cancer patients or survivors, but will assist patients with any type of cancer who are traveling for out-of-town treatments. The funds will help with things such as gas Contributed photo Contributed photo Dressed with a Hawaiian luau theme at the Rally for the Cure Golf Scramble at the John Day Golf Club are, from left, Debbie Winters, Kathleen Lee, Juanita Weissenfluh, Gail Burton and Kim Ward. Ladies at the Rally for the Cure Golf Scramble gathered Saturday for a memorable day of golf while raising money for a local health care fund. cards or the cost of People Mover trips. First gross winners were Terri Smith, Debbie Randy, Vicki Johnson and Mandi Dowell from the Burns area. Second gross went to Vir- ginia Miller, Melody Miller, Kathy Gregory and Julie Proctor. Chip up contest closest to pin winner was Donna Clark, who received a welded pink ribbon made by Mitch Wilson. Natalie Riley won a put- ter donated by Lani Strong’s family. “This year we added a special rose ceremony before the balloon launch, and it was so special and emotional,” Ward said. Lynda Farrell, who has been on the planning com- mittee for seven years, said they’ve always had a balloon launch, but this year they added a rose ceremony. She said everyone received a balloon and a rose, in remembrance of someone who died of breast cancer, has survived it or is going through it. “It’s so much fun,” Far- rell said. “It’s hard work but very humbling, and it was very well received.” “It was a day filled with tears, laughter and good times,” Ward said. “Every- one came out in spirit and had a great time.” UNDERSTANDING ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA CAMPFIRES &COCKTAILS Join us for a free educational program for families and individuals dealing with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is not a normal part of aging. Learn about the impact of Alzheimer’s, the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia, stages and risk factors, current research and treatments available for some symptoms, and Alzheimer’s Association resources. DATE & TIME Oct. 22, 2019 from 2-3 p.m. LOCATION John Day Department of Human Services 725 W. Main St., Suite E John Day, OR 97845 TO REGISTER Registration is required at 800.272.3900 Presented in collaboration with
